Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, May 20, 2026 Amid the spectacle and political pageantry in which Beijing so excels, President Donald Trump and his high-powered American business entourage visited China. The trip to the People’s Republic comes amid rising global tensions, continuing trade frictions and disruption of maritime commerce in the Middle East. […]
Special to WorldTribune, May 13, 2026 Real World News Geostrategy-Direct, May 19, 2026 The U.S. is emphasizing a “coherent strategic geometry” with allies South Korea, Japan, and the Philippines in the Indo-Pacific theater, according to the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) commander. Gen. Xavier Brunson refers to it as an “East-up” strategic perspective, according to the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Analysis by Gregory R. Copley, Editor, GIS/Defense & Foreign Affairs, May 18, 2022 Neither President Donald Trump nor PRC President Xi Jinping were anything less than cynical — or pragmatic — over the purposes and outcome of the Trump State Visit to the PRC on May 13-16, 2026. It was designed to […]
Special to WorldTribune, May 13, 2026 Real World News Geostrategy-Direct, May 12, 2026 By Richard Fisher An ominous new development emerged earlier this year during the build-up of United States military forces in the Persian Gulf region prior to Feb. 28, 2026 U.S. and Israeli war with Iran: China exposed that buildup with “commercial” satellite […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 15, 2026 Non-AI Real World News The power of subliminal marketing is confirmed by the “Don’t Be Evil” motto adopted by Google in the prospectus for its 2004 IPO. Thus Google is not widely seen as “evil” despite the fact that it continues in the Trump era to railroad partisan “information” […]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR — May 15, 2026 Special to WorldTribune.com The war with Iran has significantly deepened severe rift between the U.S. and Europe. Refusal to provide military bases to Washington has hardened President Donald Trump’s rhetoric on the issue of the U.S. leaving NATO and the withdrawal of American troops from European countries. […]
Special to WorldTribune The following exchange between editors with Free Press Media Group and Google’s Gemini AI (Artificial Intelligence) was recorded on May 13, 2026 Free Press Media Group: Given the 2026 Internet global economy and Google LLC’s unchallenged and opaque dominance of advertising networks, Internet search results, reputation assessments, SSL qualifications and editorial content […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Commentary by Stephen Moore, May 14, 2026 The new consumer prices report showing a 3.8% price rise in April confirms what Americans have been complaining about for months: Inflation is continuing to squeeze family budgets. It’s indisputable that oil and fertilizer supply disruptions in the Middle East are driving up prices here […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Commentary by Allan Wall, May 12, 2026 Mexico has 53 consulates on United States territory. It’s the biggest consular network, not just in the U.S., but in the whole world. Does Mexico really need so many consulates? The job of a consulate is to represent Country A in the territory of Country […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, May 11, 2026 THE HAGUE — Among the attributes of the Dutch people are hard work, punctuality and friendly free spirits. But when the new Netherlands coalition government was formed earlier in the year, one of its first steps was a massive tax increase on an already overburdened […]
